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UNHCR expands operations in Poland to reach refugees from Ukraine amid ris
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Warsaw [Poland], May 29 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to scale up its operations in Poland to provide aid to refugees from Ukraine who have settled across the country.
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UN welcomes Zambia's pledge to abolish death penalty
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision.
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Assam: Civil servants write to CM, accuse BJP MLA of 'misbehaving' with on
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Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 29 (ANI): Thirty officials of Assam's Cachar district administration signed a memorandum and submitted it to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing BJP legislator Kaushik Rai of misbehaving, insulting, and threatening civil servants on duty.
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Pro Uyghur group slams UN rights chief's Xinjiang visit
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Munich [Germany], May 29 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed its serious disappointment in the outcomes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet's visit to China, including a trip to Xinjiang.
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Boris speaks with Zelenskyy as battle intensifies in eastern Ukraine
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London [UK], May 29 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to President Zelenskyy on May 28 and discussed the latest developments in the Donbas region as the battle continues to intensify in the eastern regions of Ukraine.
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At least one killed, five kidnapped in armed attack in north Nigeria
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Lagos [Nigeria], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and five others kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked a village in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday, according to a police source.
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Indian Railways' engineering marvel, New Pamban Bridge, to be ready in a y
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Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 29 (ANI): The Indian Railways, which is on the path of development, is now moving towards showcasing a classic example of an engineering marvel with the newly proposed Pamban Bridge.
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China-US relations not zero-sum game: Chinese FM
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Suva [Fiji], May 29 (ANI): China-US relations are not a zero-sum game and the US should address the bilateral ties based on the principles of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.
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Bill Gates lauds India's vaccination drive in meeting with Mansukh Mandavi
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Davos [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday has appreciated India's vaccination drive in a meeting with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland's Davos.
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J-K: Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists killed in encounter in Anantnag, arm
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 29 (ANI): Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were neutralised during a brief encounter in Jammu Kashmir's Anantnag area, informed Kashmir Zone Police on Saturday.
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UN's rights chief faces flak as she concludes China visit
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Guangzhou [China], May 29 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday wrapped up her six-day China visit amid widespread criticism after she said this trip was "not an investigation" but insisted she spoke with "candour" during her meetings with Chi
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Russian Parliamentary Commission plans to discuss info on US biolabs in Ni
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Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Parliamentary Commission for investigating the work of US biological laboratories in Ukraine is planning to discuss information from the Russian Defense Ministry regarding alleged US laboratories in Nigeria, the country from where the curren
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